Chris Alaimo / Silhouette Staff This past Friday I went to dinner with a few friends and a bunch of strangers after a social activist event hosted by United in Colour, McMaster’s Black Feminist Club. At the bus stop, I waited patiently a few metres from two attendees of the event. I tried to remain inconspicuous […]
Re: “Apathy or lack of awareness?” by Jemma Wolfe [Published Jan. 31, 2013 in Opinions] By Helen Ayre, McMaster University Acting University Secretary and Freedom of Information Officer In her article “Apathy or lack of awareness?” published in the January 31, 2013 edition of The Silhouette, Student Senator Jemma Wolfe makes some very important points […]
Re: “What a welcome costs” by Julia Redmond [Published March 7, 2013 in News] By Anne Marie Montpetit, McMaster Social Sciences Society VP Finance Dear Social Sciences Students, Due to many questions regarding Welcome Week spending, the McMaster Social Sciences Society (MSSS) wants to ensure all students are able to see exactly where funds were […]
Most of this year’s off-season hype surrounding the McMaster football team has revolved around the professional prospects of graduating quarterback Kyle Quinlan, accompanied by the occasional excitement about new recruits. Quinlan, who signed with the Montreal Alouettes in December, usually gets most of the attention from media when it comes to playing at the next […]
By: Laura Sinclair Victoria Coates is very familiar with CIS medals. In all of her years as a Marauder, she has six, with four of them being won for cross country, and two of them won for track. The 3000m is her specialty event, and on March 8, she proved that by winning the bronze […]
Although it was nearly four months after their first matchup, the result was the same. In the women’s basketball OUA bronze medal clash, the Ottawa Gee-Gees defeated the McMaster Marauders 71-50. Mac was able to keep it close for the first half, with a 35-25 score after the first 20 minutes. But the third quarter […]
On the agenda, major items up for discussion were endorsing a Hamilton bike share program, anti-oppression training for MSU staff and SRA members, an MSU transit policy, changes to the student health plan and the final report from the democratic reform committee. Related: SRA to consider endorsing Hamilton bike share Editorial: Need for SRA reform […]
Traveling to Make A Difference: How you can find voluntourism or meaningful global work opportunities The term voluntourism has sprung up in the past few years to explain the increasing number of people seeking vacations with volunteering components. For students, this has been especially appealing in order to fit travel and work together within […]
Matthew Greenacre / Student Health Education Centre One of the best pieces of advice given by a professor must have been when Dr. Valliant told his first year chemistry class about to take a midterm to “think by the seat of your pants.” Though it seems like an odd phrase, it makes sense. Often […]
The Hamilton Police Services has announced that, as of this week, there will be targeted driving and cycling enforcement leading to campus on Sterling Street. Police will specifically be targeting cycling infractions. "The police have a number of partnerships in the Westdale community, including at McMaster. There’s been ongoing concern about cyclists obeying the rules of […]
